diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+*~
+*#
+.#*
+\#*#
+.*.sw[a-z]
+*.un~
+pkg/
+
+# Berkshelf
+.vagrant
+/cookbooks
+Berksfile.lock
+
+# Bundler
+Gemfile.lock
+bin/*
+.bundle/*
+
+.kitchen/
+.kitchen.local.yml